Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 8

23-Feb-2009

EGYPT

Dana Gas Announces Second Discovery In The Onshore Nile Delta In 2009

Dana Gas has notched up its second gas discovery in Egypts onshore Nile Delta in just over a month, and its fourth since October last year. The Sharjah-based firm announced on 16 February that its Western Manzala-2 well was drilled to total depth of 1,510ms on the Haggag prospect, and encountered 13ms of net gas pay in two separate, good quality sandstone zones. The...